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question about being on osteoporosis medication for 25+ years
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Feb 23 7:58am | Replies (23)Comment receiving replies
@oopsiedaisy , you said "have now been on anabolic medication for almost two years, with a round of Evenity finishing up in April." Do you mean you have been on Evenity for two years, which I thought was always just for 1 2 months, or that you were on a different anabolic for two years and are chasing it with Evenity?
I'm wondering if the cause of osteoporosis plays a factor in whether one can achieve the same results McMcormick did (being able to go off drugs by just addressing diet, exercise and supplements. ) I'm not sure that would be the case for those of us with postmenopausal osteoporosis, although I'd like to think so.
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@cat1203 I did four months of Tymlos and two months of Forteo before switching to Evenity. This is all since June 2024, so not quite 2 years.
I was not tested between the Tymlos/Forteo and Evenity. I haven't had a DEXA since June 2024 and my insurance company only allows them every 2 years so my next one will be this July.
I've also been on bioidentical HRT for years.
To be clear, I am not saying that one can just use lifestyle to reverse osteoporosis. I tried for four years and it didn't work. I also recently found out that I have hypercalciuria which may have contributed to my lack of success using lifestyle changes alone.
My hope is that by taking anabolics and addressing my hypercalciuria, it might be possible to avoid spending the rest of my life on osteoporosis medication. A lot also rides on whether this anabolic therapy has helped at all. If I haven't had a gain in bone density it doesn't make sense to me to continue with meds long term.